The Siemens company will boycott maintenance of the turbines that have been delivered to the Crimea; it is currently unclear how these turbines will operate without professional service. Russian economic analyst and oil and gas market expert Mikhail Krutikhin, who is a partner in the information and consulting agency RusEnergy, voiced this view...

The mass rally of the allies of the former Odesa region governor Mikheil Saakashvili, who is the leader of the Movement of New Forces political party now, and a number of oppositional politicians, kicked off yesterday, on October 17 at 10 a.m. …read more Source:...

Russian Minister of Finance Anton Siluanov has stated that Russia cannot give up current defense spending in the present situation, RIA Novosti reports. “I am perfectly aware that in the current situation, we can not abandon the costs of defense…. Today, budgetary spending on defense and security is about a third of all expenditures;...

The Verkhovna Rada Committee for National Security and Defense as well as Foreign Affairs and European Integration Committees are holding a joint hearing on the adoption of NATO standards. …read more Source:...